Toy coaster wagon



Jan. 3; 1933. C, C, B-LACKMORE 1,893,193

TOY COASTER WAGON Filed July 2, 1950 2 Shee'cs-Shee'cl 1 VENTO/1".

/7/'5 ATTORNEY Jan. 3, 1933. c. c. BLAcKMoRE 1,393,193

' TOY GOASTER WAGON Filed July 2, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /NVE/VTOR. CHFLEC BLACK/40 E.

bottom of the wagon bed, the seat Patented Jan. 3, 1933 Unirse STATES; erssbreien?.

Y CHAR-Lne c. :BLAOKMORn or DAYTON, Orro,l AssIGNoR 'ro srncrALrY COMPANY, or DAYTON, Orr1O,'A CORPORATION or OHIO Y TOY COASTER WAGON.V

Application Afiled July 2, 1930. Serial` No. 465,406.

This invention relates to toy coaster wag-v ons and one object of the invention is to provide means whereby the occupancy and operation of a. coaster wagon maybe rendered more comfortable. As is well known in the operation of a coaster wagon the boy, or other operator, usually rests the knee of oneV leg upon the bottom of the wagon bed, on which knee his weight is supported, and uses the other leg to propel the wagon. VWhile he is propelling the wagonv his entire weight is carried by the knee which rests upon the bottom ofthe wagon bed and while coasting his weight is carried either by that knee or bythe leg which is in the wagon, in case he sits back on his leg, as is often done. In either instance the posit-ion soon becomes cramped and uncomfortable. Further, it is quite destructive ofstockings and-often rei sults in bruises and abrasions on the knee. v A further object of the invention 1s to pro vide the wagons/ith a seat adapted to receive the weight of the operator while coasting and with a cushion to support the knee on the being so arranged with relation to the cushion that the operator can, by a very slight change of position, shift his weight from one to the other. A further obj ect of the invention is to provide such a device which will be very simple in its construction and which may be quickly and easily attached to the wagon bed. Other objects of the invention will appear as the device is described in detail.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. l is a perspective View of a coaster wagon having one side wall partially broken away and showing my 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a section corresponding to the section of Fig. 2 and illustrating a slight modification in the manner of mounting the seat support; Fig. 4 is a plan view of a modined form of the invention; Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the device of Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the device of Fig. 4. s' In these drawings I have illustrated two embodiments of my invention but it will be understood that these particular embodiments have been chosen for the purposes of invention applied thereto; Fig.

illustration only and that the device may take various forms withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

THE DAYTON TOYV &

In that embodiment here illustrated I have Y shown the invention in connection with a .coaster wagonL of the'usual type which comprises a wagon bed 5 having upright side walls 6.` This wagon rbed is supported by wheels 7 and 8, the latter constituting steering wheels and having connected therewith a hinged tongue or handle 9 which can be folded upon itself to cause the free end thereof to overhang the wagon bed in a position inv which' it may be readily grasped by the 0perator.

The invention as here illustrated'comprises A a seat 10, preferably ofthe saddle type', which is carried by a supporting device mounted at or near one side of the wagon bed and preferably adjustable lengthwise. thereofA toenable the position of the seat to be adjusted with relation to the steering `handle 9. In that form shown in Figs. 1 and2, the seat supporting device comprises two standards, 11 and 12, which extend downwardly on the inner side of the upright wall of the wagon bed and are firmly but adj ustably secured thereto. The forward standard 11 .hasat its lower end a foot or laterally extending portion 13 which rests upon the bottom of the wagon bed. A clamping member 14 is carried the stand# ard 11 on the outer sidethereof and overhangs the side wall of the wagon bed. The upper end of this clamping member is offset,V as shown at 15,' to receive the enlargement or bead atv the upper end of the upright wall of the wagon bed. A screw 16 extends through the clamping member andA is threaded into the standard 11 so that by tighteningdownthe screw the sidewall may be clamped rmly between thev standard and the clamping memberk 14 and the standard irinly'secured in position. The rear standard 12 has ksecured thereto an outwardly and downwardly eX- tending lip 17 which overhangs the head on the wall of the wagon bed. and braces the standard firmly against inward tilting. lThis standard inay,fif desired, restupon the bot,- tom of the wagonbedor the weight may b e carried by the lip on the upper edge. of the wall. Each standard has at its upper end an inwardly extending portion 18 rigidly secured to the seat 10 near the longitudinal center line thereof. The standards are thus spaced on the outer side of the longitudinal center line and that lin-e is arranged in a vertical plane on the inner side of theupright wall of the wagon bed on which the sea-t is mounted. Consequently the center of gravity of the seat is on the'innerside of the wall and the weight on the seat is supported above the wagon bed. Y

Arranged within the wagon bed and supported on the bottom thereof is a cushion 19 which may be of any suitable character but is preferably in the form of an elongated piece of sponge rubber. This cushion is connected with the inwardly extending` foot 13 of the standard 11 and extends forwardly there- 15 erably three.

from, the connection between the cushion and the standard serving to maintain the cushion in proper relation to the seat. By making the connection pivotal, as shown at 20, the cushion may be moved into a position transverse to the wagon bed so that it may be used as a seat by a child or other occupant riding in the wagon. lith the cushion thus located with relation to theseat the operator takes his position astride'the seat with one knee on the cushion. Ihile he is propelling the wagon his. body will be elevated to such an extent that his weight will be carried by the knee which rests on the cushion and little or none of it will be imposed upon the seat.

IlVhenhe is coasting he lowers the weight of his body onto the seat thus relieving his knee of the weight and permitting the position of that leg to be changed if he so desires.

,The seat "support may, if desired, be mountedon the wagon bed independently of the side wall thereof and may be applied to a flat bed having no side walls. In Fig. 3 I have shown aseat support 'similar to that above described but have omitted the wall engaging members and have secured the support to the bottoml of the bed bya bolt 21. As shown, the standards are in Contact with and are braced by the side wall but if the standards are made sufliciently rigid they may be spaced from the side wall. Y

It is not necessary that the seat support be attached to the wagon bed and in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 I have illustrated a form of the invention in which the seat, support rests upon the bottom of the wagon bed but is not attached thereto, thus permitting the easy adjustment ofthe device to the desired position or its removal from the wagon. Ths arrangement also permits the device to be located at eitherside of the wagon bed which the operator may prefer.

As shown in these figures a seat 22 is supported by a plurality of standards, pref- The rear or wider portion of the seat is `securedto two standards,f23,` preferably spaced a short distance apart and having at their upper ends laterally extending parts 24 to which the seat is attached. At their lower ends the standards are provided with laterally extending parts 25 which rest upon thebottom of the wagon bed and constitute a wide base which braces the seat support against lateral tilting. The forward end of the seat is secured to the upper end of a single standard Q6, which, in the present instance, has at its lower end a forwardly eX- tending part 37. These standards provide a three point support for the seat and the arrangement is such that the structure may be moved to any desired position on the wagon bed and will be firmly held against tilting. The knee cushion 28 is connected with the standard 26 by a bar 29. Preferably this bar is pivotally connected with the cushion and with the part 27 of the standard, thus permitting the cushion to be moved froml one side of the seat support to the oth'er'side there' of when the seat support is moved from one side of l the wagon bed to the other side thereof and retaining the cushion at all times in proper relation to the seat.

While I have shown an described certain embodiments of my invention I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited' to the details thereof as various modifications may occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having now fully `described my inven tion, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a toy coaster wagon comprising -a wagon bed, a seat, means for supporting said seatabove said wagon bed near one side thereof, and a knee cushion supported on the bottom of said wagon bed and connected with said seat supporting means.

2. In a toyl coaster wagon comprising a wagon bed, a seat, means for ysupporting said seat above said wagon bed near either side thereof, a knee cushion and means for connectlng saidcushion with said seat supporting means on either sideth-ereof. r

i T3. In a toy coaster wagoncomprisinga wagon bed, a seat, a supportvfor said seat mounted on said wagon bed and adjustable to different positions with relation thereto, a knee cushion supported on the bottom of said wagonbed, and means for connecting said cushion with said seat support for adjust ment therewith and for maintaining said cushion in proper relation to said seat.

4. 'In a toy coaster wagon comprising ya wagon bed, a seat, an upright support for said seat having a relatively wide base resting upon the'bottomof -said wagon bed and movable vto different positions with relation thereto, and a knee cushion supported on thek bottom ofsad wagon bed and connected with said seatv support lfor adjustment therewith. 5; In atoy coaster wagon comprising a. wagon bed, a seat,l an upright support for CTI CIT

said seat having a relatively Wide base resting upon the bottom of said wagon bed and movable to different positions with relation thereand a knee cushion supported on the bottom of said wagon bed and connected with said seat supporting means forv adjustment therewith.

7. In a toy coaster wagon comprising a wagon bed having an upright side wall, a standard mounted on said side wall, a seat secured to said standard and so arranged that the center of gravity of said seat and the weight thereon will be onithe inner side of said side wall, said standard having a lateral portion resting on the bottom of said wagon bed, and a knee cushion attached to said portion of said standard and extending forwardly therefrom.

8. In a toy coaster wagon comprising a wagon bed having an upright side wall, a standard arranged on the inner side of said side wall and extending above the same, means for clamping said standard to said side wall, a second standard arranged on the inner side of said side wall, extending above the same and having means engaging the upper edge of said side wall to hold said second standard against inward movement, a seat secured to the upper ends of said standards, and a knee cushion resting upon the bottom of said wagon bed and connected with one of said standards.

9. In a toy coaster wagon comprising a wagon bed having an upright side wall, a standard arranged on the inner side of said wall, extending above said wall and having a part resting upon the bottom of said wagon bed, a clamping member carried by said standard and overlapping the outer side of said side wall, and means for moving said clamping member toward said standard to clamp said side wall between the clamping member and the standard, and a seat secured to the upper end of said standard.

l0. In a toy coaster wagon comprising a wagon bed having an upright side wall, a standard arranged on the inner side of said wall, extending above said wall and having a part resting upon the bottom of said wagon bed, a clamping member carried by` said standard and overlapping the outer side of said side wall, means for moving said clamping member toward said standard to clamp said side wall between the clamping member and the standard, a. second standard arranged on the inner side of said side wall and extending above the same', a lip secured to said second 'standard and overlapping the upper edge of said side wall, and a seat secured tothe upper ends of said standards.

ll. In a toy coaster wagon comprising a wagon bed, a seat, and a support for said seat comprising a plurality of standards, a part of said standards having laterally extending portions to engage the bottoml of said wagon bed and brace said seat support against tilting, a linee cushion, and means for connecting said cushion to one of said standards.

In testimony whereof, I atlx my signature hereto.

CHARLES C. BLACKMORE.

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